Salmonsaladsandwich Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I noticed, while feeding some baby dubias, that one of the tiny nymphs looked weird. It appeared to have wing buds like a subadult male even though it was only a fraction of an inch. Here's a zoomed in picture of the nymph next to a penny for size comparison- it's kind of blurry but you can just barely see the wing buds on the left side: http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg1_zpsvmbrlmpp.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 So I dug through the bin a little bit, and to my astonishment I found what appeared to be a tiny adult male dubia with full sized wings! http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg2_zpsduaobpyx.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 A little more searching not only turned up two more winged males: http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg3_zpsqcyzvxod.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 This appears to be a newly described species! Loof lirpa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 And then I found this shiny black nymph that turned out to be a miniature replica of an adult female! You have to look closely. http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg4_zpsxkghb2ae.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 This is so bizarre to me! Is this normal? I know my bin is pretty warm and that speeds insect's growth and causes small imagos, but this seems far too extreme for that. The female even looks like it might be slightly gravid ( or maybe just well- fed)- I wonder if she'll make a tiny, proportionately small ootheca? At the moment I have all the "dwarfs" separate from the other roaches, I'll try to post a picture of them next to their regular- sized counterparts to show just how small they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oh. You got me before I could post the second part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 WHAT!?!?!?!? A tiny dubia species!?!? That's awesome! Can you isolate them possibly? EDIT: Oh, you already isolated them, my bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oh.. April fools! Man you really got me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I had fallen for it yesterday... until I saw Loof lirpa. I kept my mouth shut until this morning when I see that the cat is well out of the bag. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Where did you get that giant penny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Where did you get that giant penny? No idea. Found it in the bottom of a junk drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I thought you were serious. I actually had an adult male that matured earlier in life at only half the size of normal males, not penny sized though lol. he had light wings and dark body but didn't live too long and he never tried mating. He was in a post a year ago I'll have to see if I can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 What a great prank! Much more convincing than something put together in Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thats funny. My wife on the other hand is not funny....She said she skipped her period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 LOL!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiadudes Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Thats funny. My wife on the other hand is not funny....She said she skipped her period. I'm so glad I finished swallowing my drink before I read this one!! Congratuations on the new edition, and loved this prank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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